The country needs to establish a deliberate geopolitical hedging strategy to traverse this changing terrain
The Ukrainian president cut short a trip to South Africa after Russian drone and missile strikes which killed at least eight people and injured about 80
For this year’s Mail & Guardian God Edition, we asked a number of the country’s prominent politicians what role faith plays in their lives
South Africa has laid a solid foundation as G20 chair, undeterred by the US’s disruptions
Universities in Africa need to secure funding for students and build new research collaborations while not excluding our US partners
The deal was announced days after the United States withdrew support for the country’s just-energy transition
It is against human nature to be enslaved, oppressed or occupied by another nation
The media was in shock after the televised public humiliation of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. US President Donald Trump and Vice-president JD Vance were pouncing on him like bullies in the school yard. Trump went as far as to say that he — Zelenskyy — had instigated the war with Russia, […]
The Ukrainian president’s visit is announced as Europe rallies after Washington cuts support
The mineral and petroleum resources department attributed this to a lower average Brent crude oil price and firmer rand during the period under review
Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor’s description of Hamas militants as ‘bloodthirsty animals’ is dehumanising and is conferred on all Palestinians
It would be a tragedy if the pontiff left this world with the current global leadership crisis, where greed and egos escalate crises
Addressing G20 finance ministers, the president said a rules-based international order was needed to manage tension and resolve conflicts
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola reiterated the need to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity but SA abstained from the resolution tabled by Kyiv
The G20 is meant to be a more inclusive space, but the selective participation of global powers suggests that the same patterns of exclusion persist
South Africa attributes the cancellation of a photograph of foreign ministers at the G20 meeting to logistical constraints, rather than Western diplomats avoiding Russia’s Sergey Lavrov
South Africa says peace negotiation talks between United States officials and Russia should have included Ukraine
Africa is keen to pursue nuclear power and Russia has occupied two nuclear energy plants in Ukraine
South Africa intends to lobby for reform of the UN Security Council when it takes over the G20 presidency from Brazil
The international relations minister pressed the point after talks with British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy.
Andrii Sybiha said Kyiv needed international support to shift Putin from his demand that Ukraine surrender
The government will not review foreign policy to accommodate the demands of the Democratic Alliance, a senior official said
The UN Secretary General’s presence is a demonstration of contempt for the victims of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
South Africa cannot squander the positive sentiment the governing coalition has garnered around the world, the minister said
Beijing is well aware that it cannot solve the problem on its own
Does Putin fully understand its own reasons for its incursion into Ukraine – or does he just not care?
No matter which of the candidates wins the presidential race, US foreign policy is unlikely to change radically
The rise of China has forced the Western power into a new paranoid mode of thinking
These South African and Ukrainian musicians definitely think so
South Africa’s political narrative is mired in a swamp of inadequacy and hypocrisy
Photojournalist Mstyslav Chernov shares the siege of Mariupol with the world
The head of Russia’s state-backed RT channel on Friday posted an audio recording of what she claimed were German officers discussing striking Crimea